Core Refusal Reason
The proposal was refused due to its location in an environmentally sensitive unserviced rural area near a Special Area of Conservation, poor design standards, visual impact, and excessive density for the rural context.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is located in an environmentally sensitive, unserviced rural area near a Special Area of Conservation, posing a risk to the environment and contravening specific tourism and rural housing policies.
- The design, scale, and siting of the log cabins are considered visually injurious to the area and fail to provide an acceptable standard of residential amenity for occupants.
- The project would result in an undesirable density of development in a rural setting, conflicting with national Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines and setting a negative precedent.
Cited Policies (CDP)
TO 9-1RCI 7-3HE 4-6RCI 6-1
Decision Document Summary
The application proposed the construction of two 2-bedroom log cabins for short-term holiday letting at Doonasleen East, Kiskeam, Mallow, Co. Cork. The site is situated in an unserviced, environmentally sensitive rural area in close proximity to a Special Area of Conservation. Cork County Council refused the application because the development would contravene multiple County Development Plan policies regarding rural housing and tourism, provide poor residential amenity, negatively impact the vi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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